Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1852, William Glazier, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Glazier, William Lucena
W 1852
B. L. Wt. 36758-160-55
CONTENTS

13 675 New York
William Glazier
of Hartford in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Alden of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of June 1819 and sent to Daniel Duane jun Hartford New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 ... $ 79 74 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819 48..
9 mo 30/31 $127 74 Continued { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued on the roll under the law of the 7 th of May 1820, notification sent to H. C. Martindale Sandy Hill, N. Y. 9 July 1820

Apr. 17/57
Spne Anselicatu who sent to O. F. Thompson Granville N.Y.
= Original capsella
Vol. G. 78.
220588 At Mar 3
Nov 2
Lucena Glazier (cont)
William Glazier
Lucena Glazier
widow
Wm Glazier
No 36 1/6 Aug Dudley's Island April 25th 1857
Rev War
Pensioner Book D Vol 1 page 129
July 48-395
160 Acres, Aug. 7/56
160
By [signature]
O. F. Thompson
Granville
Washington Co
N.Y.

Massachusetts 1848
Sucena Glazier widow of William.
so, served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private for two years
inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Oct 1849. sent to
S. Swift Manchester Vermont
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 29 1848, Page 129 Vol. 1 July Book Q
Reported
To Mass. for 4th March 1848. Nov 22 1849 - notification & certificate sent to
Genl El Brayton North Albany N.Y.
220688

For the Matter of William Gleason a Pensioner
13.675
H. L. Hartshorne
Sandy Hill
N.Y.
6.

Schedule
A Schedule of the Estate of William Glacier late a Private in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States
Real Estate I have none. Income I have none but the Pension from my Country. The Personal Estate (exclusive of my necessary Clothing and Bedding,) consists of one fine Table, one fine Cupboard three fine chairs, one small Chest, one pair fine Chest, five Chairs, one Linnen wheel, one woolen wheel, one small dishkettle, one Tea kettle, one Spider, one pewter plate one earthen tea pot, seven earthen plates, four earthen Bowles, one earthen milk pan, three knives, three forks, four Spoons, one fire shovel, one tramel, debts due by me Twenty four dollars and ninety seven Cents. I have one Cow. My family consists of my Wife Rebecca aged fifty five years, sick and infirm, and has been under the doctors care for fifteen years, unable to work; my daughter Louisa aged fifteen years who does my house work; my Son Henry aged thirteen years, who from his youth is unable to do much. I am myself aged sixty eight years am affected with a Rupture in the groin which disquali- fies Me for hard Labor, and am beside almost blind. My occupation is farming, and I am a day laborer, and beside I have no Trade. William Glacier his Mark
State of New York Washington County ss. On this first day of June 1820 person ally appeared in open Court (viz) the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Washington being a Court of Record. William Glacier aged sixty eight years

accident in the Town of Hartford in the said County of Washington who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. He served in the Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Colonel Ichabod Allen in Captain Benjamin Warren's Company during three years and that he made his Original Declaration to obtain his Certificate for his Pension on the sixth day of May 1818 and obtained his Certificate the number of which is 13.675 and he has drawn his Pension up to the fourth day of March 1820. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 10 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift Sale or in any Manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 10 th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for Me any property or Securities Contracts or debts due to Me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by Me subscribed Sworn to and declared on the his William Mark  Glazier  Glazier first day of June 1820 before Me Jonathan Root One of the Judges of Washington Common Pleas

I Daniel Shipherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington, do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copies from the Records of the said Court. And I do further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Thirty one dollars Eighty two Cents. For Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this first day of June 1820 D Shipherd Clerk

Wm Glavin Russian Papers Service Admitted
11 Judges certificate as to Claimant's indigent- circumstances granting
[Handwritten flourish signature]

State of New York
Washington County ss 3 On this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the Sub- -scriber an of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid personally appears William Glezier aged sixty five years - resident in the town of Wat- -kins County aforesaid being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the army and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" - That he enlisted at the town of Haverhill State of Massa- -chusetts in the month of April One thousand eight- -hundred and seventy seven in a company common- -ced by Capt Warren and Regiment commanded by Col Olson, and continued in the United States service in said company until May seventeen hundred and eighty when he was regularly discharged and was in the battles at Point Pleasant & Eutaw Springs And that he is in receipt of an annuity and pension in respect of the services of his Country for support since that he has no other means of subsistence in his period of his said services.
Sworn to before me 7
The day & year aforesaid 2
Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington
I Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Glezier - did serve in the re- -volutionary war as stated in the preceding

Declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the General for the new department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress. Dated the sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred & eighteen.
Jonathan Wood.
State of New York
Washington County
I Theodore Shipherd Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Jonathan Wood Esq: before whom the within affi- davit was made is one of the Judges of the said Court acting under the authority of the said state and that the name Jonathan Wood is his signature to the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 8th day of May 1818
Theodore Shipherd T. Shipherd Dep. Clerk

I John Smith being duly sworn upon oath say that I have been acquainted with William Glezine for nearly twenty years that the said William Glezine, the same whom name is mentioned in the Declaration herewith annexed is in reduced circumstances and un- like to support himself, and that he is a man of truth and veracity and further saith not
Given this 6th May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Before me Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington. John Smith
State of New York
Washington County
I Jonathan Wood the said Judge above named do hereby further certi- fy that the said William Glezine above named was at the time of making the above Declaration and still is in extreme indig- ence, and does actually suffer the want of the indispensable necessaries of life. Dated this 26th April 1819.
Jonathan Wood one of the Judges of Washington Com Pleas

Lucena Glazier widow of 220,688 William Glazier a Revolutionary Soldier. Claim to Bounty Land under act 3 d March 1855
The applicant drew a Pension under act of 29 July 1848.
O. F. Thompson atty for claimant Granville Wash Co N. Y.
Hon J. Minot Comr. Pensions will please send the warrant or any communication in regard to this claim to me as the Atty of the claimant.
O. F. Thompson Atty etc.

State of New York } Washington County ss }
Be it remembered that on this 24 th day of
September A D one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County & State of said Lucena Glazier aged ninety one years a resident of Pittsfield in the State of Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of William Glazier who was a private in the Revolutionary war. that she now has in her possession a certificate of Pension bearing date the 29 th day of October A.D. 1849 signed by T. Ewing Secretary of War and countersigned by L. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions certifying that she the said Lucena Glazier as such widow is inscribed on the Pension list at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum in conformity to the act of 29 th July A.D. 1848. She further declares that she is the identical Lucena Glazier in said certificate named, and that she has hitherto drawn her pension according to said certificate. that said certificate is numbered on the inside in figures Page 129 vol 1 Book 8 *. She further declares that she is still unmarried and is still the widow of said William Glazier the said Revolutionary Soldier, and that she has never intermarried since his death. She further states that the evidence of her marriage to and of the death of her said husband, said William Glazier is filed as she believes in the Pension office at Washington and was furnished upon her said application for a Pension above referred to, and she asks that said proofs may be examined and referred to in support of this application as well as the Rolls & records of the office to show her husband's service that her said husband was also a Pensioner. She makes this declaration and application for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she is entitled under the act approved March 3. 1855. she further declares that she has never received or applied for any military bounty land warrant whatever, neither did her husband as she verily believes.
Sworn to & subscribed in presence of James H. Ayers
Lucena X Glazier mark

We Archibald Glazier (and) of Hebron Washington County New York and Henry Glazier a resident of Pittsfield in the state of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the within declaration was signed and acknowledged by Lucena Glazier in our presence and that we know her the said Lucena Glazier to be the identical person she represents herself to be. That she is the mother of this deponent Henry Glazier & step mother of this deponent Archibald Glazier we further say that she is still and now a widow and is the widow of William Glazier deceased and that she has never intermarried since his death.
Archibald Glazier Henry Glazier
The within declaration and above affidavit were severally sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant Lucena Glazier is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. I also certify that said Lucena has exhibited to me this day the Pension certificate within mentioned & described in her declaration that the same is in her possession & she is the identical person named therein & it is recorded in  Recorded in the Pension office on page 129 Vol 1 Book 2
G. W. White Justice of the Peace
N.B. I certify that the figures 129 were page above the word figures in the within declaration were written & interlined in the same before the within declaration was signed or given to, to come in after
STATE OF NEW-YORK, WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
} ss:
I do hereby certify that G W White Esquire; whose name is subscribed to the declaration & affidavits hereto annexed, was on the 24th day of September 1855, the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected, sworn and qualified by law to act as such Justice and that the signature of said Justice subscribed thereto is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said County this 24th day of October A. D. 1855
N B Stillman Clerk.

We Archibald Glazier (and) of Nelson Washington County New York and Henry Glazier a resident of Pittsfield in the state of Massachusetts upon our oaths declare that the within declaration was signed and acknowledged by Lucena Glazier in our presence and that we know her the said Lucena Glazier to be the identical person she represents herself to be. That she is the mother of this deponent Henry Glazier & step mother of this deponent Archibald Glazier we further say that she is still and now a widow and is the widow of William Glazier deceased and that she has never intermarried since his death.
Archibald Glazier Henry Glazier
The within declaration and above affidavit were severally sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons. That the claimant Lucena Glazier is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. I also certify that said Lucena has exhibited to me this day the Pension certificate within mentioned & described in her declaration that the same is in her possession & she is the identical person named therein. therein & who  Recorded in the Pension office on Page 129
Vol 1 Book B
G. M. White Justice of the Peace
N. B. I certify that the figures 129 and Pg. above the word figures in the within declaration were written & interlined in the same before the within declaration was signed or known to, & to come in after the word "figures"
G. M. White Justice of the Peace
I certify that the words & figures "page 129 Vol 1. Book B" were written & interlined in the within declaration to come in after the word "figures" before the same was signed or known to, and that the words "recorded in figures" were erased, in the above certificate & the word "recorded" was written over the said erased words before the said certificate was signed by me.
G. M. White Justice of the Peace

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 29 th July 1848.
State of Vermont } On this 6 th day of February 1849 personally appeared Bennington County } before the Hon. the Probate Court, within for the Probate District of Manchester, in the County & State aforesaid, Luena Glazier, a resident of the town of Manchester, in said Probate District, aged eighty three years, since May last who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 29 th day of July, 1848, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers and soldiers, of the revolutionary army" - That she is the widow of William Glazier, late of Hebron, in the County of Washington, & State of New York, deceased, who was a Private, in the Army of the United States, during the revolutionary war, & that as she understands & believes, he served three years as such, but that she has no acknowledged documentary, or other testimony, by which to prove his said services, or any part thereof - but that she understands & believes, that for his said services, he received & enjoyed, during his lifetime, a Pension from the United States, under the Act of the 18 th of March 1818, of ninety six dollars per annum & she begs leave to refer to his Declaration, by which he obtained the same, now on file, as she supposes, in the Pension Office, of the United States, for the specification & proof of his said services - She further declares, that she was married at Hebron, in the State of New York, by Phineas Hitchcock Esq., Justice of the peace, to the said William Glazier, on the 10 th day of April, seventeen hundred & ninety eight, that she knows of no existing record, of any description, by which to prove the same - that the family record thereof, has been by some accident, lost or destroyed - that her husband, the aforesaid William Glazier, died, on or about, the 28 th day of June, 1830 - that she was not married to him, prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place, previous to the second of January, eighteen hundred, (viz.) at the time above stated - She further swears, that she is now a widow, & that she has never before, made any application for a Pension.
Witness E. B. Burton
Luena her Glazier mark
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me E. B. Burton Register

State of Vermont } Bennington County }
Manchester Probate District ss.
On this 5 th day of September 1849, at a regular Probate Court holden at Manchester in & for the Probate District of Manchester, in the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared before the said Court, Henry Glazier, now a resident of North Adams, in the County of Berkshire, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 42 near 43 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose, testify & say, that after the decease of his father, William Glazier, his mother Luena Glazier, employed Gibbs Eddy then residing in Granville, in Washington County, & State of New York, to apply to the Court of Common Pleas, in & for said County, as he believes, to offer proof, & procure a Certificate from said Court, of the death, & the time thereof, of his said father, & of her survivorship, as his widow, with a view to her drawing the arrears of Pension, due to him at the time of his decease, & she also sent one John Patton, a neighbour, who has since deceased, to testify, & prove those facts, to the said Court - that afterwards, he the said Henry went, at the request of his said mother, to the Office of the Clerk of said Court, at Eagle St. & obtained from him his Certificate, of the truth of the said facts, so proved, & allowed by the said Court, & when he produced & presented the said Certificate, to his said mother, she discovered, & remarked, that her name was mispelt, that instead of Luena, it read Rouena if he now remembers correctly - but she was told by Mr. Foster Foot, whom she had employed, as an Attorney, to draw the money, & did afterwards draw it, as he believes, & who has since removed, & gone to parts unknown to him, the said Henry, & by others also, whom he now does not distinctly recollect, that it would make no difference, & that she might as well draw the money, by that name, as any other, & as he believes, it was accordingly so drawn -
And he further says, that in searching for proof of the marriage of his said Parents, with a view to her obtaining a Pension, under the late law, he made particular enquiry, in the neighbourhood, where Esq. Hitchcock, whom he understood had married them, formerly resided, for any records of his, which were known to exist, & was uniformly told that no such records existed, to the knowledge of anyone there, that he had been dead many years, & that his

his family were gone & dispersed to different & remote places. And he the said Henry further says, that many years ago, he cannot now tell how long, but when he was young, he remembers to have seen a Bible belonging to the family, with some Records, or entries made in it, but whether any record, or memorandum, of the marriage of his said Parents, he cannot now say with certainty, but that the said Bible, has now for several years, been missing, he presumes, has in some way been lost, or destroyed, & he fully believes, that no record, or written entry, of their said marriage, can now be found any where to exist - but that he has always understood, from his said Parents, that they were married, in the spring of the year, seventeen hundred & ninety eight, on or about the 10 th day of April.
Henry Glaser
Sworn to & subscribed in open court, the day & year first above written - before E. B. Burton Register.
And I do further certify, that I have satisfactory evidence that the above Affiant is a credible & respectable person -
E. B. Burton Register
State of Vermont } Manchester Probate District ss. Bennington County } I Elias B. Burton, Register of the Probate Court, within & for the Probate District of Manchester, in the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Luena Glaser, for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Official signature, & the seal of the said Court, at Manchester, this 6 th day of September, A. 1869.
E. B. Burton Register

VO 306
Lucena Glazirn
mo of William
At V.T.
act 29 July 1848
hired out 26 June 1830
admitted
Pr: 2 nd p 96 per
ann. cfr 4 th
March 1848.
S. Swift
Waverly

I, Henry Glazier, a resident of the town of Manchester, in the county of Bennington, State of Vermont, aged forty two years, since October last, do testify depose & say, that I am the reputed son of the above named William & Eunice Glazier that my said father died at Coburn, in the state of New York, on the or about the 26th day of June 1830 - that since his said decease, my said mother has resided, & still resides with me, & that she has ever since remained, & still is, a widow, single & unmarried - I further say, that I was knowing, that my said father, in his lifetime, received a Pension, as I believe, of ninety six dollars per annum - I further say, that I had two sisters, elder than myself, one of whom is now living at Granville, in the state of New York, the other the eldest, died on or about the 5th day of April 1815, aged fifteen years, both of whom were older than myself, & they two, with myself, were all the children of my said father & mother - I am understood & believe, that my said eldest sister, Lydia, by name, was born on or about the 6th day of June 1799 - & that she was fifteen years of age when she died - I think I will remember, that there was formerly a family record in said Bible, which is now gone & no where to be found, & I now know of no other record of the births or deaths or marriage of any part of the family.
I, Henry Glazier, a resident of the town of Manchester, in the county of Bennington, State of Vermont, aged forty two years, since October last, do testify depose & say, that I am the reputed son of the above named William & Eunice Glazier that my said father died at Coburn, in the state of New York, on the or about the 26th day of June 1830 - that since his said decease, my said mother has resided, & still resides with me, & that she has ever since remained, & still is, a widow, single & unmarried - I further say, that I was knowing, that my said father, in his lifetime, received a Pension, as I believe, of ninety six dollars per annum - I further say, that I had two sisters, elder than myself, one of whom is now living at Granville, in the state of New York, the other the eldest, died on or about the 5th day of April 1815, aged fifteen years, both of whom were older than myself, & they two, with myself, were all the children of my said father & mother - I am understood & believe, that my said eldest sister, Lydia, by name, was born on or about the 6th day of June 1799 - & that she was fifteen years of age when she died - I think I will remember, that there was formerly a family record in said Bible, which is now gone & no where to be found, & I now know of no other record of the births or deaths or marriage of any part of the family.  I, Henry Glazier, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original proceedings of said court, in the matter of the application of Eunice Glazier for a Pension.  And I do further certify, that I have satisfactory evidence, that both of the above Affiants, are credible & reliable Persons. Attest.
A. S. Miner Judge of Probate
State of Vermont, Bennington county, Manchester Probate District ss. I, Elias B. Burton, Register of the Probate Court, in & for the Probate District of Manchester, in the county & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings, of said court, in the matter of the application of Eunice Glazier for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature, & the seal of said court, at Manchester this 8th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, & of the Independence of the United States, the seventy third.
E. B. Burton Register

DVR
WIDOW, &c.
am
File No. 1852
Lucius Glazier Widow William Glazier Pm. Rec. Wms
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol. a , Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts No. 390
Lucina Faxon
WIDOW OF
William Faxon
Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts
Agency.
Rate per Month, $
Commencing
Additional sum of $2 per Month for each of the following children, until arriving at the age of 16 years, commencing
Blank lines with a diagonal strike-through
Certificate dated _____, 18
Sent _____, 18
Attorney.
Feb. 1862.

36,758
Duplicate Jan 1/55 New Am

N 306 Lucina Glazir
W Pat to Swift June 14 44 Pat to same June 28 45 " to Samuel Swift 18 th Oct 1849
act 29 July 48

with P.S. J. A. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington D.C. 6/15/90

36. 758-160
Albany N.Y. 6 O.K.
FREE
official business Free.
Hon Geo C. Whiting Com. of Pensions Pension office Washington D.C.

official business Free.
FREE
Hon J. Minto Count of Peabody Washington D.C.
88 602 F

Hon. James C. Coe Secretary of War Washington

Walters Washington Co. N.Y.
The accreditation Certificate of Judge of applicants insignia in the  the  the  the  the within 30 days. Yours sincerely, Your Agent
Deviée Dacian In Agent

Widows Pensions — Application for a Transfer —
State of Massachusetts Berkshire Co. Is. — }
On the 15 th day of November 1849 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for sd d county - personally appeared Lucena Glazier - who on her oath declares that she is the same person named in the original Pension Certificate annexed - being No. 390 - that her name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Vermont - from whence she has lately removed - that she now resides in the town of Adams - county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts - where she intends to remain and wishes her Pension in future to be payable in Boston in sd d state of Massachusetts.
Her reasons for removing to Massachusetts are - that she wishes to reside with her son who now also resides in sd d town of Adams -
Witness - Abel Merrill
Lucena X Glazier mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid -
W. E. Brayton } Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Lucina Glazier within named and that she is a person of truth & veracity - and the same person named in the within affidavit and Certificate annexed. Witness - Abel Manchester Henry Glazier Adams Nov. 15. 1849 -
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 15 th day of November 1849 - and I certify that said Lucina Glazier and Henry Glazier are both persons of truth & veracity -
W. E. Brayton } Justice of the Peace -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Berk- shire do hereby certify that William E. Brayton Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Lucina Glazier was sworn to, & was at the time viz Nov 15 th 1849 a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the f I am

acquainted with his hand writing truly believe the forgery signature property which is to be genuine Intermed, whereof
I herewith my hand saffixed the seal of said Court this 16 th day of November 1849
Charles Sedgwick

July 11/87 Lucena Slagier Sept. 9 care
Hon James S. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington. D. C.

Manchester July 6. 1829.
Hon. J. S. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I have just rec d yours, relative to the case of Mrs. Lucena Glazier, in which you state, that in all cases before the testimony of witnesses can be received, it must be shown, against that or evidence of a higher grade, can be procured - That in this case, some record proof is particularly required, as Glazier in his schedule, under the act of 1 st May 1820, calls his wife "Rocena", which is very different &c.
I have undertaken to reply thereto, without communicating or consulting with her, as she is now with her son, who is engaged in a Factory, at North Adams, in the State of Mass s , about 20 miles from here, - in the first place, by enquiring, what record must be resorted to, or what kind of proof of a higher grade, than that already transmitted, must be procured, as I am not aware, that such can be obtained - for, it is well known, that in the State of N. York, where the marriage took place, there is no law, requiring marriages to be recorded, nor any office designated, where they can be recorded, nor is it usual, if ever done, to have them any where recorded, as the Jus t of the peace, who may marry, I did in this case, is neither a court of record, nor required to keep any entry, or minute, in such cases, nor do they often do it - In this case, it has been shown, by the testimony of Henry Glazier, that the Jus t is dead, & his family removed away, & that he would get no information, of any record kept by him &c. - That there was no family record existing, & that their former family Bible, was either lost, or destroyed &c.
Besides, I have ever understood, that the regulation, or Rule, in the Pension Office, requiring the Affidavit of the Town clerk, of the town where any marriage took place, to show the non existence of any record of such marriage, before other proof could be admitted, they was formerly a statutory rule, thereof, did not apply, where the marriage took place in the State of N. York, for the reasons above stated, as I have had occasion to know, from several cases, which I have heretofore presented.

As to the difference in the christian name &c, I think that it can readily accounted for, without affording the least pretext or ground of suspicion, of unprincipled in the case. As I presume that Mr. Glazier did not personally (by his own hand) make out, or write his schedule, it is not very surprizing that the person who did write it, should from the similarity of the pronunciation, or sound of the two names, if before unacquainted therewith, have made a mistake, or rather misunderstood the true spelling of the name. I beg leave further to suggest, that this similarity & difference, is a strong proof, if there were no other, that there has been no fraud attempted to be practised in this case - indeed I have abundant assurance, that there is perfect truth in all the statements & proofs that this is a fair & honest claim, I have not the least doubt of it, notwithstanding there has evidently, some suspicions arisen, in some way, to the contrary. The son has the reputation & appearance, of being an honest man - so also has the claimant herself, altho' I have had less acquaintance with her - but they are poor, or in straitened circumstances, as I understand, that the del. husband left little or no property, & the son has a large family &c. Therefore, it would be a desirable that the claim should be adjudicated & adjusted, as soon as convenient on their account I would thank you as early as possible, to satisfy Hon. Sir,  nor is it which I have above stated. To specify the nature of the proof, (if any) which would to substantiate this claim & make satisfactory proof of the time of the marriage, more fully & explicitly than I am at present able to comprehend - As to record proof (which in the first place I gave directions to obtain, if possible) I am satisfied that none can be procured - To supply the place of it, or to show the negative, or that it is not to be found, further than has already been proved, in this case, is what I would respectfully, Hon. Sir, now desire to be informed.
I am Hon. Sir, very respectfully,
Your most obed. servt. &c
S. Swift

I Elizabeth Hutchins, a Resident of the town of Greenwich  Hebron , in the county of Washing- ton & State of New York, aged Seventy Eight years, do testify, depone, & say, that I have been well acquainted, with the widow, Lucina Glazin formerly, Lucina Ward, now residing, as I understand & believe, in the town of Manchester, in the county of Bennington, & State of Vermont, for more than fifty three years past - that I well recollect, that I was present at her marriage, with William Glazin, now decea- sed, - which took place at our house, in in said county  said Hebron in the spring of the year seven teen hundred & ninety eight - They were married by Orimas Hitchcock Esq. then of said Hebron, a Justice of the peace but since deceased - they then both resided in said town of Hebron, where they continued to reside, until the time of his death, which took place, agreeably to my present recollection & belief, in the year 1830. The reason why I believe & know, that they were married at the time above specified, & I believe also, that it was on or about the 10 th day of April, of that year, is from the ages of my children, one of whom I well recollect, was then three years old, & he is now fifty four years of age - they afterwards continued to live together, as husband & wife, & resided in our neighbourhood, until his death as before stated - since which time, she has gone, & as I understand & believe, is now living with her son, in said Manchester, & that she still remains a widow - I also understand, that she was his second wife - & I further understood & believe, that he was a Pensioner of the United States previous to, & at the time of his death.
Elizabeth her Hutchins Mark.
Witness. Robert Coon
State of New York, } Sworn to & subscribed on this 3 rd day of February 1849 - Washington County, } before me - And I do further certify, that the above Affiant Town of } is personally known to me, & that she is a reputable & credible Greenwich } person. of Robert Coon Justice of the peace

I Archa Grimes, a Resident of the town of Granville  the town of Hebron , in the county of Washington, State of New York, aged Seventy Two years, do testify before & say that I was well acquainted with William Glarier, late of in said county  said Hebron deceased, for a great number of years, & previous to his marriage to his first wife, who was a sister of mine, & ever after that time, lived a neighbour to him, until the time of his death which took place at said Hebron, in the year 1830, & I & was with him during his primary sickness almost every day, attended his funeral. I also knew, that previous to, & at the time of his death, he was a Pensioner of the United States, for his services, during the revolutionary war. I have also been acquainted with his second wife, who was Luena Ward, previous to, & ever since their marriage, that she is still living, as I understand & believe, with her son, in Manchester, in the County of Bennington, & State of Vermont. & that she still remains his widow. That they were married, as I understand & believe, in the spring of the year, seventeen hundred & ninety eight. I had a knowledge of the fact at the time, altho' I did not attend their wedding, by information from them, & others, & they afterwards, until the time of his death, lived together, conducted, & were generally reputed, as husband & wife. The reason why I recollect, know, & am fully confident, of the time of their marriage, as above mentioned, is, that my sister, his first wife, at the time of her death, left an infant child, which was born in the month of October 1796, which was given to me, & I have since brought him up & he is now fifty two years old. & I will recollect, that they were married & lived together, as above stated, when he (the child) was but one year old past, & not two years old, & that it was sometime in the spring of the year.
Archa Grimes
State of New York } Sworn to & subscribed this 2 d day of February 1849, before me, Washington County } And I do also certify, that the above named Affiant is perso- Town of Granville } nally known to me, & is a reputable & credible person.
Attest,
Silas Hall
Justice of the peace.

State of New York Washington County ss }
I Philander Hitchcock Deputy Clerk of said County do Certify that Robert Coon and Silas Hall Esquires whose signatures are severally subscribed to the annexed affida- vits and acknowledgments are on the day of the dates there- of both Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected and Sworn and that their signatures subscribed to said affidavits and acknowledgments are genuine.
Witness my hand and official Seal, this third day of February 1849
P. C. Hitchcock Dep. Clerk

No. 1000
Mr. Silas H....
1111 Richard...
Chas. L. ...
June 14. 1849
Hon. James S. ...
Commissioner of Pensions, City of Washington
Subject ... ... ... not been ... returned - Cal
5-11-49

Manchester June 20 th 1849
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I have just rec d . your communication, relative to the case of Mrs. Susanna Glazier - in which you state, that the proof exhibited, to show her marriage, prior to 1800, was not satisfactory. I refer solely to the testimony of Henry Glazier, for that proof - The Affidavit of Henry Glazier was not relied upon, nor taken for the purpose of proving the marriage, but to show, that there was no record of it, to be found - the death of his father, & the present widowhood of his mother - The marriage was attempted to be proved, & as I thought, very satisfactorily, & the time very definitely shown, (aside from the oath of Mrs. G., by the testimony of Mr. Asahy Grimes, a respectable man, with whom I have been somewhat acquainted, & an old lady, with whom I am unacquainted, who was present at the wedding, (Mrs. Hopkins, I believe, but her name I do not now distinctly recollect, & the copy of these Affidavits, were retained by Henry Glazier, who with his mother, have since taking her Deed & forwarding her papers, for the present, removed to N. Adams, in the State of Mass a .) - These Affidavits were taken on a separate sheet of paper, in the State of N. York, & were endorsed & sent on by me, with the Deed &c. but they are not alluded to, & I presume have been overlooked, as I think they would have been entirely satisfactory, as to that point - but if I am mistaken, & have misjudged, in that particular, or if those Affidavits have been mislaid, & cannot be found, I would thank you to give me early information, that they may be taken anew, or other testimony procured, as the case may be.
Very respectfully, I am Hon. Sir,
Your most obed t serv t . &c.
S. Swift

FREE
M. C. Meigs
Oct 23 1849 Mr. Wilson
James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
3426 Papers of James L. Edwards

Manchester Oct: 1 st 1849.
Hon. J. S. Edwards,
Attended to by late,
Hon. Sir, Enclosed I send you, the application & original Certificate, of Mrs Betsey Wall, for a small additional increase of her Pension, under the act, or joint resolution, of Congress, of July 1. 1848. - I am not aware, that any particular form of application, is required, in this case, I suppose, that as she has heretofore made her Declaration, which you have, all that is required, is satisfactory proof of her wish to enjoy the benefit, of that provision, & of her identity. Her health being too feeble, to attend the Court in person, or to be removed from her bed, I concluded, that it would be sufficient, to have her Affidavit, taken before a Justice of the peace, who by our law is constituted, & considered, as a Court of record, altho' having no seal of office, he is not so deemed, & can not certify his proceedings abroad, as such.
Very respectfully, I am Hon. Sir,
Your most obedt. Servt.
J. Swift
P.S. Not having recd. any return, as to the claim of Mrs Glavin, since I forwarded the last Affidavits in her case, I am apprehensive, that they were not fully satisfactory, & that some difficulty, or objection exists, of which I was not aware. It is true, that it was stated in your letter, that her husband, in making out a schedule of his property, gave his wife's name as which I did not might readily be accounted for Louisa, but when I afterwards learned, that a mistake was made in her name, when she applied for the means of his pension, I supposed, that allusion was made thereto, which I should consider, as much more important. Indeed, I could not perceive, how her name could properly be introduced, in a description of his property. I admit, that it would be very singular & unaccountable, if the same mistakes should have happened, in both instances. Yours &c

Alaska
Hon. James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
FREE
attitude
W. H. [unclear]
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Manchester Oct 19 th 1849.
Hon. A. S. Redwards,
Hon. Sir, Recd. your fav. of the 10 th inst. relative to the case of M rs Glavin, two days since I noticed at the time that there was no acknowledgement, or allusion to my last letter, & the two affidavits, which I sent you, at the same time, to support her claim, I was indeed somewhat surprised that further proof should be required, to obviate the objections, which had been heretofore suggested, to the allowance of it, as I had supposed, that the proof which I then offered would have been satisfactory, for that purpose. As I had but recently referred you to her case in a letter, which I sent not long since to the County Clerk, at Wennington, & forwarded from thence to you, with others, to support the claim of M rs Hall, to an increase of her Pension, concluded, to make no further reply at present until some additional proof could be obtained & transmitted, not doubting, at the time, that the affidavits forwarded had been recd. & considered. But upon receiving your letter again, to ascertain, what further proof would be required, I found that besides there was no acknowledgement of those affidavits, & the letter accompanying them (which were sent the fore part of Sept r ) many references thereto, it was merely a reply to my former letter of the 11 th of July. I supposing that the letter & documents sent in Sept r had either not been recd. or had been overlooked, I have the pleasure to write again, & refer to them, that the fact may be ascertained, & if not examined, that your attention may be called to them - or if they have failed to reach you, in any way, that I may be notified thereof, & take them anew, or supply their place with other proof.
It is suggested in your last communication, that if M rs Glavin was married, as she states, in 1798, she would find no difficulty in establishing the fact, by the testimony of the most respectable & intelligent persons, residing in her neighbourhood. This it was supposed she had complied with, so far as requisite, or usual, in like cases. & she will be able, I am well informed, to have no doubt,

further to show, by all her former respectable neighbours, that they fully believe, & have no hesitation in stating, that she (the same Lucia Grayson) was married, as she states, to the same Mr. Grayson, who drew the Pension &c. & have no doubt; it took place, at the time she states. That she was afterwards, until the time of his death, lived with him, as his wife - but as people generally, are not apt to make, & keep memoranda, of dates of events, of that kind, which take place in their neighbourhood, the great difficulty in this, & other cases of a like kind, is for the neighbours to identify the precise time, by reference to other facts & events, of known date. If the proof already transmitted, to that point, should not be satisfactory, & if further proof of the kind above suggested, could add to its weight sufficiently, it can be obtained - but it will be readily seen, & understood, that very few indifferent persons, in a neighbourhood, would take such notice of events & transactions, which take place in their vicinity, with others, as to be able, after the lapse of half a century, & more, to fix upon the exact time, with certainty, by reference to some other collateral, or contemporaneous event.
I have heretofore already stated, that there is very little probability, of being able, to find any second testimony, of any kind, to the fact, & as I think has been also sufficiently shown, But if the proof already adduced, should not (as I had hoped, & presume will) be found satisfactory, I would thank you, to inform me, what kind of proof (if any) of the nature which I have above stated, would meet your views, & influence your favourable decision.
I am Hon. Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedt. servt. &c.
S. Swift

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Worth Adams Mass, Nov. 17. 1849 -
J. L. Edwards Esq Com r of Pensions -
Dr Sir -
Inclon please find the application of Lucius Glazie. Pensions - for transfer from Vermont to this State -
Please transfer the same & forward to me -
You will confer a particular favor by giving this your early attention - as Mrs Glazie is very poor and needs her Pension for her immediate support -
Very Resp t , Yours &c W. E. Brayton -

Granville Wash-Coct. Y. April 6. 1857
Hon Geo C. Whiting Comt. Pensylvania
Sir
I enclose Lucena Glazier's land warrant to have you issue and send me a new one just like it in every respect the old one being enclosed to be surrendered please fill out a new warrant just like this and sign and return it to me as soon -as convenient. as the widow wishes to use it immediately or as soon as it can be fixed The reason of my asking this is this. some men who were not very good workmen undertook to leave the warrant assigned & did it wrong & have so disfigured it that there is no room to write on it any more. or to make any new assignment on it and I thought the slantest way would be to surrender the old one & have a new one issued. I was the atty who applied for the widow & to whom the enclosed warrant was sent. let me hear from you soon if you please
Yours truly O. F. Thompson

For Value received I Lucena Glazier widow of William Glazier to whom the within warrant No 36,758
was value received I Henry Glazier the within warrant No 36,758 was assigned by Lucena Glazier to whom it was issued to be paid to her or her assigns and to his heirs and assigns forever the said warrant and authorize her to locate the same and not give a patent therefor witness my hand and seal this 11th day of December A.D. 1856
attest Lucena Glazier James H. Dunham Not Public State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire
On this 21 st day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared Henry Glazier the individual to whom the within warrant was assigned and to me well known to be the person who executed the foregoing assignment and acknowledged that he executed the same of his free act and deed and I certify that the said Henry Glazier is the identical person to whom the within warrant was assigned and who executed the foregoing assignment - Thus I certify
James H. Dunham Justice of the Peace
For Value received I Lucena Glazier widow of William Glazier to whom the within warrant No 36,758 was issued as herby sell and assign unto Henry Glazier of Pittsfield Mass Berkshire Co. and to his heirs and assigns forever the said warrant and authorize her to locate the same and not give a patent therefor witness my hand and seal this 11th day of December A.D. 1856
attest Lucena Glazier James H. Dunham Not Public State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire
On this 11 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six before me personally came Lucena Glazier widow of William Glazier to me well known and acknowledged the foregoing assignment to be her act and deed and I certify that the said Lucena Glazier is the identical person to whom the within warrant issued and who executed the foregoing assignment thereof.
James H. Dunham Justice of the Peace

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Land
Department
of the Interior
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER PENSIONS
Witnesseth, That under the Act of March 3, 1855...
General Glazier, widow of William Glazier, Private
Revolutionary War.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES, at any Land Office of the United States...
12th day of August 1856
No. 36,758.
Signature
Signature
Commissioner
Note: You can locate this Certificate at any of the United States land offices...

Manchester Aug t 30 th 1849
Hon. J. S. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, When I wrote in reply to your communication, of the 28 th June, relative to the case of Mrs. Lucina Glazier, not having fully understood at the time, the grounds of objection to the allowance of her claim, as now appears, I supposed, that the statement & explanation which I then made, would have proved satisfactory, & that the Pension would be granted, without further proof, but not having rec d her certificate, nor any reply, I concluded, that some further showing would be required, & therefore sent for her son, for that purpose, to procure some additional testimony, & by him I learn, (what I was not before apprized of,) that when his mother, after the death of his father, applied to draw the arrear of Pension, due to him, at the time of his decease, the Clerk of the Court, who certified to her survivorship, either thro' misunderstanding, or misrepresentation or by mistake of the Agent, who was sent to procure the certificate, mistook or misspelt her name which was discovered & so stated by her, when the Power of Attorney & the papers were made out, to draw the money, but the Atty, who drew the Pension for her advised & told her, that it would make no difference; & the Papers were accordingly thus made out, & sent on, & the money drawn - & altho'; I do not consider her to have been to blame, in the affair, I am not at all surprised, that an imperative objection should have been interposed, to the allowance of her pension, under those circumstances, without some explanation - which I think is now sufficiently made, & the objection obviated - I have moreover to state, that her name is Lucina, & not Lucina, as I probably wrote it, the "e" having been dotted by my own mistake - As I consider the other proof sufficiently certain & satisfactory, as to the time of the marriage, I have not thought it necessary to subject him to the expense & trouble of going into the State of N. York, to procure other proof to that point - Very respectfully, I am Hon. Sir, Your most obedt. &c.
Sept r 6 th
S. Swift
P.S. I wrote the above, with the expectation at the time, of sending only the Affidavit of Henry Glazier, but as he informed me, that he could identify the time of the marriage further, by the testimony of Mr. Smith, I concluded that it would be best, that he should go & procure his Affidavit also, where he has been detained by illness & other causes - I have made out on the back of the Affidavit, a certificate for the

County Clerk's attestation, but as it would be attended with delay, trouble & expense to procure it executed - & as I understand that Judge Burton's Official signature, is well known at the Pension Office, I have concluded to dispense with that, & send it on without - & to save delay, I implore the Mail for today. I am necessitated to say the letter I wrote the other day, also, without transcribing, or writing anew - Very respectfully &c - I'm haste &c
FREE
Hon. James S. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington
B.C.
Chp 10/19 Adl. Prof. Cur Inena H. G. ... no. 4 ...

per Mr. [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]
Sept 10/49 Addl. Prof. Can Ducena Glazier Mid. of Wm.
Hon. James S. Colton Comm.

July 12/49
Lucia Clapp ad 29 May 48
Albany N.Y.
S-19
Hon. James S. Schouler,
Commissaire of Pensions,
Washington,
D.C.

Manchester Feby 6 th 1849.
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Hon. Sir, I herewith enclose to you, the Declaration & vouchers of N o 77 Lucena Glacier, for a Pension, under the Act, of the 29 th July last
Very respectfully I am Hon. Sir,
Your most obedt. servt. &c
J. Swift

I Stephen H. Smith a resident of the Town of Hebron in the County of Washington & State of New York aged sixty three years do. testify depose & say that I removed into the the said Town of Hebron & into the neighbourhood of William Grayin late of said Hebron deceased in the month of November & in the year Seventeen Hundred and ninety four & I was afterwards well acquainted with him & his family until the time of his death. his first wife, who was formerly Rosanna Grimes died at said Hebron in the month of April in the year Seventeen Hundred & ninety seven & he was married to his last wife & now widow who was formerly Lucena Ward in or about the month of April Seventeen Hundred & ninety eight. the reason why I am so confident as to time is that a short time after marriage of said Grayin to said Lucena I frequently heard the Brothers and Sisters of said Grayin first wife converse about Grayin marrying so soon and complained of him for marrying so soon after the death of his wife in his situation. I also remember this took place at the time specified above from the circumstance that I had resided there about four years. I clearly recollect what was my occupation & business in each of those years & I have no doubt that I am correct as to the time. & I further say, that subsequent to that time to the period of his death the said William & Lucena lived together & were generally respected as husband & wife - further say not.
Stephen H. Smith
State of Vermont
County of Bennington ss. Respect September 5 th 1849.
The above affidavit sworn to & subscribed this 5 th day of September 1849. before me. & I do hereby certify that I have satisfactory evidence that the above Affiant is a respectable & credible person
Matthew Burton Justice of the peace -

State of Vermont, Bennington County ss
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of the County Court in for the County of Bennington do hereby attest that the within copy of the record that Nathaniel Burton is a Justice of the peace in for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his signature within is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court at Bennington this 5 th day of September A.D. 1849.